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Summerland Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Summerland Beach 1 photo

  • 500px provided description: Was trying out a new camera at Summerland beach, and caught this nice shot. [#sunset ,#water ,#beach ,#ocean ,#beautiful ,#romantic ,#couple ,#california]

    500px provided description: Was trying out a new camera at Summerland beach, and caught this nice shot. [#sunset ,#water ,#beach ,#ocean ,#beautiful ,#romantic ,#couple ,#california]. Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
3.6Poor8 am3019
5.0Fair9 am138
5.6Good10 am32
5.4Fair11 am63
5.5Good12 pm159
5.0Fair1 pm32
4.9Fair2 pm127
5.1Fair3 pm85
4.9Fair4 pm95
5.0Fair5 pm85
4.8Fair6 pm64
Fri
7.6Great8 am53
8.3Great9 am74
8.5Excellent10 am64
8.5Excellent11 am64
8.3Great12 pm21
8.7Excellent1 pm85
8.5Excellent2 pm85
8.9Excellent3 pm21
8.9Excellent4 pm128
8.7Excellent5 pm106
8.3Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables400 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground280 m910 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
280 m920 ftSummerland (village)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

Nearby places

  • Rusty's Pizza ParlorFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • The NuggetAmerican
    400 m0.2 mi
  • Sumerland Beach CafeAmerican
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Red Kettle CoffeeCoffee shop
    490 m0.3 mi
  • Tinker's BurgersBurger
    500 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Summerland Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%